In honor of Valentine’s Day, we asked Indiana Lawyer readers to tell us why they love the law. The responses
contain a common theme – people – whether it’s working with talented colleagues, teaching others about the
law or helping people navigate through the legal waters.

Just a few days after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in his case, attorney Brian Paul searched for the
website the court had cited and discovered not everything on the Internet is permanent.

Attorneys now are faced with the monumental task of collecting, reviewing and producing their own client’s electronic
documents while also reviewing the opposing side’s electronic documents. This can lead to uncomfortable conversations
with clients regarding the significant cost of the process.

An important U.S. Tax Court ruling last year may affect you and your law firm. The case settled a long-standing dispute between
attorneys and the Internal Revenue Service regarding advanced client expenses for lawyers who handle cases on a contingency
basis.

Redundancies and inefficiencies, plus concerns for security at the jail and at the Indianapolis City-County Building –
where defendants with court dates come into regular contact with the public – prompted city and county officials last
month to announce a Criminal Justice Complex proposal that would bring courts, jails and other related functions under one
very large roof.

Law firm combinations were up 47 percent in 2013, which is the highest number of combinations recorded in the seven years
that Altman Weil MergerLine has been compiling data, the organization announced Wednesday.

From big judgments to busy law schools and attorneys in trouble, the Indiana legal community saw it all in 2013. We asked
you what you thought were the biggest news stories last year. Here's a recap of what made headlines, with your Top 2 picks
kicking off the list.

More than 6,500 Hoosiers will share $1.35 million in a class-action settlement reached in long-running litigation against
an online payday lender that in some cases charged finance fees that exceeded 1,000 percent annual percentage rates.

Indianapolis was America’s 26th biggest city when George Rubin began his legal career 54 years ago. It’s fair
to say Rubin drafted the blueprint that transformed the city into the nation’s 12th largest.

There are genuine issues of material fact as to whether Duke Realty, involved in a dispute over a land agreement with a Parr
Richey Obremskey & Morton partner, intentionally induced the firm to terminate Carol Sparks Drake’s partnership
agreement and whether that interference was justified, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

This summer, Altman Weil Inc. predicted 2013 could be a record year for law firm mergers and acquisitions. Turns out, the
legal consulting company was correct: 78 law firm mergers have occurred this year, taking down the previous record of 70 mergers
and acquisitions in one year.

An auction of art, wine and household furnishings seized from the former Carmel home of convicted ex-attorney William Conour
fetched more than $105,000, most of which will go toward restitution for his client victims.

People are often unashamedly partial to their pets, even if many outsiders find those pets less than lovable. At Indianapolis
law firm Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, a small knot of attorneys share a common affection for a creature generally
unwelcome in most circles – the honeybee.

Ask lawyers or law professors to describe legal writing, and some of the adjectives used include: stuffy, convoluted, long-winded,
confusing, expletive and pompous. Comparisons to the court case in Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House” and William
Faulkner’s book “The Sound and the Fury” are also made.